Head-rest for barbers&#39; chairs.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

B. 1 BUCHANAN. v HEAD. REST FOR BARBBRS CHAIRS.

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witnesses No. 849,595. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. I B. F. BUCHANAN.

HEAD BEST FOR BARBERS CHAIRS.

APPLIOATIOI? rum) NOY,14. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET witnesses BENJAMIN F. BUCHANAN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

HEAD-REST FOR BARBERS CHAIRS- Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented April 9, 1907.

Application filed November 14, 1906. Serial No. 3%,403.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that I, BENJAMIN F. BUCH- ANAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head- Restsfor Barbers Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to head-rests for barbers chairs, and it belongsgenerally to that class of removable and adjustable cushionedattachments arranged to support the head of a person during theoperation of shaving and directly to the type of head-rests in thatclass which are provided with rolls of paper supported adjacently invarious ways in order that for each chair a paper strip may be passedover the cushion and a new piece thereof used to receive the head ofeach person.

My invention has for its object the produetion of a head-rest of thetype mentioned comprising parts having special construction andparticularly arranged, whereby only that portion of the paper actuallyin use beneath the head of the customer is exposed and practically allof the remainder from which the fresh supply is to be drawn is retainedwithin the body or box of the headrest and protected thereby frompossible infection.

My invention also has for its object and as a part of the specialstructure a tubular chamber at the rear of the head-rest wherein thepaper-roll may be held with or without the customary axis or spindle andbearings for the ends thereof.

I accomplish the objects set forth by fashioning and associating partsas illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1represents a side view with the top closed. Fig. 2 is-a side view withthe top partly raised. Fig. 3 is a cross-section with the top closed.Fig. 4 is a cross-section with the top partly raised. Fig. 5 is a planview of the inside of the box with the top removed. Fig. 6 is a rearview, and Fig. 7 is a plan View from below.

Like letters are employed to refer to the same parts in the drawings andspecification.

The top, including the cushion, is designated by the letter A. It is thecover or lid of the box, of which B refers to the bottom or stationarymember, those two parts A and B being connected by suitable hinges b.The

bottom is usually made relatively heavy in I order to take the screwswhich secure it to the ratchet-bar C.

In front, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the bottom B is provided withan edge piece D, and the sides E of the top are each made with a slightshoulder c in front, which comes in contact with the edge piece when thetop is closed and leaves a narrow horizontal opening for the paper topass through. The roll of paper is designated by letter F. Usually ithas an axis removably and rotatively' supported in the open bearings G,as best illustrated in Fig. 5. Those bearings and the axis of the rollare not really necessary, as the tubular chamber formed by the union ofthe curving walls II and J, as set out in Fig. 2, sufficiently holds theroll while it is being unwound. It is preferable, however, to use theaxis f in its bearings, as shown, and when the top is closed it will benoted that end pieces h, with which the curving wall II is provided ateach end, one only be ing shown, cover the ends of the axis f andconfine these ends in the bearings. When the top is open, the roll maybe lifted out. This is apparent from an inspection of Fig. 5. Thepaper-roll and its tubular receivingchamber are located under the rearof the head-rest,for the reason that it is then out of possible contactwith the head of the occupant of the chair, and, further, it enables thehead-rest to be adjusted in the lowest position on any barbers chair ofcustomary form without interference with the back of the chair.

The top is held closed by means of the catches K. (Shown in Figs. 3, 6,and 7 The catches consist of pieces of spring metal attached verticallyto the inner walls of the sides to be substantially concealed and havingthe shoulders 7c and inclined lower ends 7:, which are also thethumb-pieces of the catches. To release the top, the slanting ends it"are pressed by the fingers into the recesses '0 im mediately behind themin sides E, and the top may be raised. As the top is closed the inclines7c meet the edges of the bottom B and are again pressed into recesses 0until the shoulders pass below the bottom,when they snap into positionbeneath the bottom.

Viewed from the side, as in Fig. 1, the junction between the two partsof the tubular chamber containing roll F has the appearance of acircular. head with the hinge I) lo cated to the rear and slightlybelow'the center. In Fig. 2 it is shown that, of the circular IIO head,the top possesses a piece L, comprising three-fourths of the circle, andthe remaining one-fourth forms a part M of the bottom. The purpose is sofar as may be practicable to have the joint between the top and bottomto fit closely, with the view of protecting the roll F from dust. At thesame time it is desired that the hinges b may not project beyond thewalls of the tubular chamber further than necessary, as such projectionstake from the sightliness of the invention.

The paper from roll F is passed out forwardly between the top A andbottom B and rearwardly over the cushion, as illustrated, only thatportion in use at the time being exposed. The end of the paper is drawnclownwardly between the exterior of the tubular chamber and the cutterN, extending transversely beneath the rear of this invention, as bestshown in Fig. 6. The cutter is attached at the ends to the arms n, andthe arms a are pivotally supported upon rod 0, extending parallel withthe cutter, and the ears P, projecting downwardly from the bottom B,support the rod O. Springs Q are coiled about rod 0 near its ends, andone end of each spring bears against the outside of the tubular chamberand the other end bears against the lower surface of an arm a. As aresult of that construction and arrangement the cutter N is yieldinglyheld against the exterior of the tubular chamber, and the paper may bedrawn over the cushion with the desired smoothness and held by thepressure of the cutter. The lower edge. a of the cutter is the cuttingedge.

In describing the operation of my invention let it be assumed that oneman has been shaved and it is desired to renew the paper over thecushion. The edge of the paper below the cutter is drawn upon and asmuch as may be desired may be taken from the roll. Now the used portionof the paper is raised upwardly and a quick side'wise movement separatesit from the remainder at the edge of the cutter. This leaves no edge ofpaper projecting below the cutter, and it would be somewhat inconvenientto attempt to grasp the paper between the cutter and the tubularchamber. Under those circumstances the operator grasps the cutter andthe paper together and pulls both downwardly for a short distance andreleases both. By the recoil of the springs Q the cutter snaps back intoits original position, leaving an edge of the paper extending below itfully exposed and easily reached.

Having now described my invention and explained the mode of itsoperation, what I claim is 1. In a headrest, the combination with a topprovided with a cushion, of a curved wall constituting a portion of ahollow cylinder and secured transversely at the rear of the said top,the said top having a forwardly-extending part adapted to support thecushion, a bottom, a curved wall constituting a portion of a hollowcylinder and secured transversely at the rear of the said bottom, thesaid curved walls being pivotally connected with each other andconstructed to form a hollow cylinder when closed together, the said topand bottom being face to face when said curved walls are closed, andmeans adapted to retain the parts together when closed, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a head-rest, the combination with a top having a cushion, of acurved wall arranged at the rear of the said top, the said top having afiat portion extending forwardly from the said curved wall and adaptedto support the cushion, a flat bottom extending beneath the said top andface to face with the flat portion of the top, a curved wall ar rangedat the rear of the said bottom, the said curved walls of the top andbottom being constructed to form a tubular rollholding chamber whentogether, hinges pivotally connecting the said curved walls, means forlatching the flat portions of the top and bottom together, and apaper-cutter arranged transversely in rear of the roll-holding chamberand attached externally to one of the said curved walls, substantiallyas described.

3. In a head-rest, the combination with a top having a cushion, of acurved wall arranged at the rear of the said top, the said top having aflat portion extending forwardly from the said curved wall and adapted-to support the cushion, a flat bottom extending beneath the said topand face to face with the fiat portion of the top, a curved wallarranged at the rear of the said bottom, the saidcurved walls of the topand bottom being constructed to form a tubular roll-holding chamber whentogether, hinges pivotally connecting the said curved walls, means forlatching the flat portions of the top and bottom' together, and apaper-cutter arranged transversely. with respect to the bottom curvedwall and having arms pivotally connected with the bottom, the arms ofsaid paper-cutter being provided with springs normally holding itagainst the curved wall and permitting the cutter to be drawn downwardlybelow the bottom curved wall, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. BUCHANAN.

Vitnesses:

GEORGE E. BOYER, DELBERT R. BROWN.

